Ermer et al. (1998) found that children with ADHD had high incidence of behaviors in Factors 1 (sensory seeking) and 5 (inattention/distractibility). The researchers found that children with ADHD had low incidence of behaviors in Factors 4 (oral sensory sensitivity) and 9 (fine motor/perceptual). 

Discriminant factors using the Sensory Profile for children with ADHD

Ermer et al. (1998) found that children with ASD had high incidence of behaviors in Factor 1 (sensory seeking) and low incidence of behaviors in Factors 4 (oral sensory sensitivity) and 5 (inattention/distractibility).

Discriminant factors for children without disabilities (The Sensory Profile)

Sensitivity to particular tastes, textures, and temperatures of food. Factor 4 describes the clinical signs associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. 

Factor 4 (discriminating among children with ADHD, ASD, and children without disabilities)

Describes inattention and distractibility. These characteristics are represented by ADHD. 

Factor 5 (discriminating among ASD, ADHD, and no disabilities)

Ermer et al. (1998) found that children without disabilities had high incidence of behaviors in Factors 4 (oral sensory sensitivity), 5 (inattention/distractibility), and 9 (fine motor/perceptual) and low incidence of behaviors in Factor 1 (sensory seeking).

Discriminant factors using the Sensory Profile for children with Autism 

- Factor 1: Sensory Seeking 
- Factor 2: Emotional Reactive 
- Factor 3: Low Endurance/Tone 
- Factor 4: Oral Sensory Sensitivity 
- Factor 5: Inattention/Distractibility 
- Factor 6: Poor Registration 
- Factor 7: Sensory Sensitivity 
- Factor 8: Sedentary 
- Factor 9: Fine Motor/Perceptual

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A 125-item questionnaire following a Likert Scale (1 to 5; always to never) in which parents report the frequency that their child responds to items in eight categories: Auditory, Visual, Taste/Smell, Movement, Body Position, Touch, Activity Level, and Emotional/Social.

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